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Article #24012Re: Stuffit *1.30*
From: Jim Macak
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1988 21:43
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1988 21:43
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> BinHex 5.0 is for MacBinary files, and it will not convert > BinHex 4.0 files.... I don't think this is correct. Although BinHex 5.0 is indeed for Macbinary files, it is also backwardly compatible in _decoding_ files produced with BinHex 4.0. Thus, if you have gotten a file from this system and you want to convert it to an application, you can use either BinHex 4.0 or BinHex 5.0 to accomplish this, even though the file header reads that BinHex 4.0 is to be used. I'm pretty darn sure that I am right in this, as I did it two days ago... Jim USENET --> macak@lakesys.UUCP (Jim Macak) My own opinions, of course.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!rutgers!mit-eddie!husc6!bbn!uwmcsd1!marque!gryphon!lakesys!macak From: macak@lakesys.UUCP (Jim Macak) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Stuffit *1.30* Summary: BinHex 5.0 decodes BinHex 4.0 too! Keywords: Stuffit, binhex, yipppeeeee!!!!! Message-ID: <398@lakesys.UUCP> Date: 23 Jan 88 21:43:49 GMT References: <131@amelia.nas.nasa.gov> <1988Jan21.113707.711@mntgfx.mentor.com> <7253@apple.UUCP> Reply-To: macak@lakesys.UUCP (Jim Macak) Distribution: na Organization: Lake Systems, Milwaukee, WI Lines: 17